Metro Briefs

Teen yields ‘weed’ at UST gate

A 19-YEAR-OLD man was arrested Friday night for alleged possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, which were discovered as he was about to enter the University of Santo Tomas (UST) campus to see the school’s annual Christmas celebration.

Two plastic sachets of marijuana were found in the bag of Miguel Viola when searched by security guards posted at Gate 10 around 8:30 p.m., said Supt. Mannan Muarip of the Manila Police District’s Station 4 (Sampaloc).

Also found in the bag were a glass pipe and a lighter, which were included as evidence in the complaint that the MPD filed against Viola for violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act, Muarip said.

According to the official, Viola is a resident of Barangay Ususan, Taguig City, and a college student—not of UST—who was just invited to the university’s Paskuhan celebration which drew around 70,000 people that night. Jodee A. Agoncillo

‘Shabu’ bust nets 3 at Taguig mall terminal

THREE people were arrested Friday afternoon for drug peddling in a buy-bust operation conducted in a transport terminal at Market! Market! mall, Bonifacio Global City, in Taguig.

The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspects as Salvador Mendoza Jr., 31; Ronald Limpot, 34, and Edna Limpot, 30, who were caught selling about 100 grams “shabu” worth P2,000 to an undercover agent.

Supt. Lorenzo Trajano, chief of the SPD task force on antiillegal drugs, said a loaded .45-caliber pistol was also seized from the suspects. Mendoza and Ronald Limpot were the ones who actually handed the drug to the buyer, while Edna Limpot arrived at the scene later in a bid to stop the arresting officers, Trajano said.

The three remained in detention at the Taguig police headquarters to face charges in the city prosecutor’s office. Kristine Felisse Mangunay